The 24-year-old gunman who killed six people and injured 15 others in a mass shooting on November 7, 2026, in the Main Market Square of Kraków died in a hospital early Monday morning, La Vanguardia reported.
The attacker, identified by La Vanguardia as Michal Oksinski, succumbed to his injuries after being shot by police during his arrest. Małopolska provincial governor Krzysztof Klęczar told TVN4 that the suspect underwent at least three surgical interventions while medical staff fought to save his life.
🚨Podczas tragicznych wydarzeń w Krakowie policjanci stanęli naprzeciw uzbrojonego napastnika. Nie zawahali się, choć sami znaleźli się w śmiertelnym niebezpieczeństwie. Dwóch funkcjonariuszy zostało rannych. Jeden z nich walczy o życie. To właśnie jest policyjna służba. Odwaga,… pic.twitter.com/LapFdNG03a
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The massacre began at approximately 15:00 hours on Saturday when the assailant drove into the historic city center wearing camouflage clothing and an automatic rifle, firing indiscriminately at pedestrians, according to BBC and El Independiente. Responding officers pursued his vehicle, forced a collision, and neutralized him following an exchange of gunfire, as detailed by El Independiente and Excélsior.
Around the same hour, according to the municipal transport company, a tram driver reported that a man inside a moving car fired upon his vehicle as it passed near the main square.
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Local surgeons Michał Pędziwiatr and Mateusz Wierdak, who were having lunch with their families nearby, rushed to help the injured, with Wierdak manually applying bandages and pressure to staunch a severe chest wound on an officer in the street.
Following the attack, police searched the suspect’s residence in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, located about 200 kilometers north of Kraków, where they discovered the bodies of his parents and sister, BBC reported.
Despite the official mourning and the heavy police presence and spontaneous floral memorials, locals and tourists soon returned to the Main Market Square; resident Maciej Sikorski told the Associated Press he visited to reject a spiral of fear, while American tourist Marilyn Green expressed sorrow over the losses during her first trip to the country.
Earlier coverage: Kraków Shooting Suspect Dies in Hospital After Killing Six People
🚨Informujemy, że sprawca tragicznych wydarzeń zmarł dzisiaj nad ranem w szpitalu. https://t.co/hzm0QT9sin
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